Lego wind farm
Kirkbi, parent company of toy firm Lego, is to invest some 3 billion Danish kroner (£341m) in an offshore European wind farm over the next four years. The 77-turbine project will be located off the German coast, with Kirkbi ultimately owning a third of the power output created once work...
Green energy start-up Tamar secures high-profile backers
The Prince of Wales, investment banker Jacob Rothschild and supermarket Sainsbury’s are just three of the big names to have invested in Tamar Energy, a company that is raising £65m to produce energy from organic waste. Tamar is in the process of developing a £65m network of anaerobic digestion (AD)...
Apple to install massive solar array
Tech giant Apple has confirmed that it will be fitting its North Carolina data centre with a 100 acre, 20 megawatt solar array, in an effort to move away from fossil fuels. The company announced the news in its Facilities Report: 2012 Environmental Update. Once completed, the project...
Drax scraps UK biomass plants
A lack of Government support and high logistics costs are to blame for the cancellation of two planned biomass plants in the UK. Predominantly coal-fired power producer Drax has announced that it has scrapped plans for a biomass plant on its Selby site in Yorkshire along with another site in...
Gleick’s Heartland exposé highlights divisions over climate change
The Heartland Institute, a US climate sceptic think-tank, inadvertently revealed its backers last week when scientist Peter Gleick leaked confidential documents to the press. Cue ‘Denialgate’ – a debate about whether Gleick’s actions were ethical. Gleick’s employer, the Pacific Institute, is “deeply concerned” about its founder’s misconduct, and
Shippers make carbon savings
A report has showcased creative ways to reduce carbon emissions and make energy efficiencies in the supply chain. The US campaign group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has studied how products are shipped and found examples of companies who are shipping goods in a more environmentally friendly and cheaper...
Climate scientist Peter Gleick confesses to Heartland leak
Peter Gleick, a US climate and water scientist, says he “deeply regrets” leaking confidential documents belonging to the Heartland Institute, who have said that a “mere apology is not enough”. The documents, which appear to name the think-tank’s more controversial and high-profile backers, were initially obtained last week...
UK marine energy industry urged to take commercial strides forward
A report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has called for increased support of the marine energy industry, which it says will help the UK retain its leadership position within the sector. As the current global leader in the industry, the UK has been urged not to get...
Questions of efficiency
In response to critical comments made by National Trust Chairman Sir Simon Jenkins about wind power, Blue & Green Tomorrow speaks with Dr Matthias Fripp, NextEra Energy Resources research fellow in renewable energy at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute.
Controversy over climate sceptic think-tank
Documents thought to be leaked from the Heartland Institute allegedly name some of its most controversial backers. Alex Blackburne looks into it. The Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based free-market think-tank that has long questioned climate science, has become the subject of a growing scandal after documents containing the names and companies...
National Trust chairman slates wind power
Sir Simon Jenkins has criticised wind power as being the “least efficient” of all renewable technologies. However, there is no substitute for sustainability. Alex Blackburne discovers the National Trust’s official standpoint. Sir Simon Jenkins rattled a few cages over the weekend, when he called wind power the “least efficient” form...
New wave of funding for marine energy sector
A second round of investment supports R&D to boost the Scottish renewable revolution. Jamie Mckenzie reports. A £6m investment in the wave and tidal energy sector to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland has been announced.
EU green energy jobs break million milestone
Latest figures show that employment in the European green energy sector has exceeded one million jobs – an increase of 25% in just one year. Alex Blackburne delves into the report. Despite a drop in the EU employment rate overall, jobs in the green energy sector were being filled at...
Trumped-up complaints about offshore wind farm
How on earth can US tycoon Donald Trump’s plans for a luxury golf course hinder progress in Scotland’s vibrant renewable energy sector? Guest author Jamie Mckenzie investigates. Donald Trump, the billionaire US businessman, has launched an international tirade against the Scottish government’s plans for an offshore wind farm development that...
Creating a sustainable future is about changing ‘habits’, not minds
Encouraging sustainable behaviours may not be a matter of rational persuasion. Guest author Barbara Axt attends a stimulating debate at the British Library in London. The current strategy of providing information and incentives to people in the hope they will individually change their behaviours towards a more sustainable lifestyle is...
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